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Joey's Song benefit concert becoming 4-day music festival

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 10:15am
Mike Gomoll started Joey's Song after losing his son in 2010. Joey died suddenly just before his fifth birthday, after a long battle with a seizure disorder.

Thumbs up, thumbs down: Fans weigh in on Wisconsin football gameday experience

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 9:00am
Fans discussed traditions, parking and seating at Camp Randall Stadium as they highlighted what they enjoyed and disliked.

One week in, is Madison school busing going better than last year?

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 8:55am
A year ago, First Student school buses sometimes arrived an hour behind schedule, leaving parents scrambling to find other transportation and wondering if their kids would get home.

Proposed charter high school gets skeptical reception from Madison School Board

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 8:50am
School board members on Monday stressed their "commitment to innovation" in the district, but expressed reservations about the proposed school's ambitious enrollment plans and the potential for competition.

Beer Baron: 4 thoughts on the craft beer megadeal

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 7:25am
Here's a quick Q&A on Tilray Brands' acquisitions.

Hospital, Chabad expansions, youth-oriented housing get Plan Commission green light

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 6:50am
The commission signed off on a project that would provide housing to low-income tenants, including youth aging out of the foster care system.

Ep. 98 BadgerExtra podcast: What's ahead for Wisconsin football when hosting No. 4 Alabama

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 6:37am
Take a listen as the BadgerExtra team looks ahead at a key Wisconsin football home game against one of college football's juggernauts.

Tom Still: Tech is helping to add context to history, close to and far from home

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 6:20am
Technology — some new, some not so new — is allowing archaeologists and historians to tell fuller, more accurate stories about pivotal points in human development.

Wisconsin once beat a powerhouse Alabama football team. Here's how it happened

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 6:13am
How a running back turned QB and a two-way lineman helped the 1928 Badgers take down the Crimson Tide at Camp Randall Stadium.

Packers coach Matt LaFleur on Keisean Nixon’s kickoff return: ‘Put that one on me’

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 5:45am
There was miscommunication regarding how to proceed with a kickoff return late in Friday's loss to the Eagles.

5 Madison high school football stars from Week 3

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 5:37am
A pair of near-perfect passing performances highlighted area teams' big wins. Here are some notable efforts from Week 3.

Waukesha parade ad is a new low for Republicans -- Tom Balistreri

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 5:00am
The Republicans have sunk to a new low in their typical fearmongering election tactics by trying to blame U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, for the release on bail of Darrell Brooks who subsequently ran down a number of people at…

Kamala Harris should focus on three issues in debate with Donald Trump -- Ken Frazier

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 5:00am
Vice President Kamala Harris should be sure to say three things in her debate with Donald Trump:

K-12 students deserve preventive mental health care -- Robert F. Chapman

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 5:00am
Another school shooting has us grieving for the dead, their families and traumatized victims. This trauma spreads across every school in every town and city in the United States.

Don't trust flip flopping Kamala Harris to lead our nation -- John Surinak

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 5:00am
During a CNN town-hall meeting in 2019, then-Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., favored banning plastic straws. A federal ban would bring the full weight of the federal government down on your use of plastic straws. Now she is not in favor…

Killing in the Middle East won't solve region's problems -- Mark Bauman

Tue, 09/10/2024 - 5:00am
Killing does not solve problems, it merely prolongs them. Neither does it bring security. These claims are demonstrated by the attack on Israel by Hamas last October, the subsequent war on Gaza, and now Hamas’ execution of six hostages.

Matt LaFleur, Packers make their decision on Jordan Love's replacement

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 8:25pm
Recently acquired Malik Willis will take over under center for Love, who will not be placed in injured reserve with an MCL sprain, the coach said Monday.

New search opens for plane carrying 3 that crashed in Michigan's Lake Superior in 1968

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 6:00pm
A high-tech boat outfitted with sonar and cameras is trying to try to solve the mystery of a 1968 plane crash in Lake Superior that killed three people.

3 takeaways from Wisconsin football's offensive coordinator before Alabama

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 5:45pm
Wisconsin's Air Raid offense continues to strive for improvements. Here's what Phil Longo said about keys and targets of improvement.

Body found in Wisconsin River eight days after swimmer goes missing

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 4:28pm
A swimmer was reported missing just before 4 p.m. on Sept. 1 near Peck’s Landing in the town of Spring Green.

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